Spark and throttle lever lock



J. H. PRICE.

SPARK AND THROTTLE LEVER LOCK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPLZS. I919.

1,331,873. Patented Feb. 24,1920.

INVENTOR J Jgb/J Hfi-ce ,4 TTORNEYS JOSEPH PRICE, or CAPEGIR'ARDEAU, mssoonr,

SPABK-AND THROTTIJELEVER LOCK.

To all whom it may concern: j

Be it known thatl, Josnrn H. Place, a

citizen oftheUmtedStates, and a resident of Cape Girardeau, in the county of Cape Girardeau andiState of Missouri, have in-. vented certain new and useful Improvements in Spark and Throttle Lever Locks, of which the following is a specification. I

My present invention relates generally, to locks and more particularly. to an ignition and throttle lock for Ford machines, my oh ject being the provision of asimple inexpensive device which may be readily ap plied and removed and which will in its operative position effectively prevent manipulation. of either the throttle lever or .the spark lever from the fully closed and retarded positions respectively. j

A further object is. the provisionj'of a simple inexpensive device of this nature,

which will permit of the use ofiapad lock,

allowing the user the free choice as between key and keyless or combination locks.

A still further object is the provision of a simple inexpensive device, in which the active locking elementswill, in the effective position, be fullyprotected beneath the gear casing adjacent the upper ing post and around the steeringpost itself.

Withthe jabove general objects, the fur-r ther and more specific objects of my invention, as well astheresulting advantages, Wlll be more plainly understood from the following description, reference beinghad to-the accoi'npanymgdrawing, which forms a part of this specification, and in which,

Figure 1 is a top plan view showing the practical application of my invention, in locked position, 1 r

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on line 22 of Fig. 1, I

Fig. 8 is a top planview of the securing means provided by my invention in unlocked position, and V v c Fig. 4 is a cross section showing a slightly diii'erent form.

Referring now to ticularly to Figs. 1 and 2, have shown the steering post at 10, of a Ford machine, adjacent to the upper end of which is an enlarged annular gear casing 11, this gear casing being spaced above the quadrant 12, over which the spark lever 13 and throttle lever 14 operate.

As illustrated and as well known, the

quadrant projects laterally from the steer- Speciflcation of Letters Patent. I

end of the steel".

these figures, and par .Patentea Feb. 24, 1920,

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ing p ost aroundthe forward portion thereof i and has at its twofrearends upright lugs 15 a ainst which the spark-lever'and throttle lei yer abut inthefully retarded and'closed positions respectively, which may, .for the present purposes inactive positions.

My'invention' aims tosecure the levers 13 and 14 in their inactive positions by means of a securing member consistmg of a 88mlcircular block or body p0rtion16 arranged to seat on the quadrant 12 to whose shape it] conforms, and provided with a semi-circular recess intermediate its straight side, as indi-. cated at117, which partially embraces the, steering post immediately beneath-thegear' casing 11, the outer portions of its straightsidev engaging the spark and throttle levers to, hold the latter immovable against the lugs15.:, e v j I The uppersurface of the body of block 16 at least, be tcrmed'their of the securlng member hasrecesses 18 in spaced relation extending from itsstraight edgeand is providedwith vertical openings located adjacent to the inner ends of these recesses through which-the inner annular extensions 19 of a pair of locking arms 20 de pend. i u

The lower ends of the depending annular portions 19 of loicking arms 20 are fastened in any suitable manner, as by means of riveting, so as to hold these annular portions rotatable in the vertical openings of the block 16 and permit locking arms 20 to swing in the recesses l8'and thus approximately flush with'the upper surfaceot the block 1-6; 1

l The locking arms 20 are and providedwith enlargedeyes 21 at their freeends, their curvature being such as to adapt them to be shifted snugly around the steering post 10 to bring their eyes 21 closely adjacent to and. in registry with one another for the reception of the shackle ot' a lock generally indicated at 22 and which may, 1t is obvious, be of either a key concurved as shown trolled or keyless nature, leaving the user unlimited choice as-to types and makes. It will thus be noted that in theefi'ected positionof the key, the two locking arms 20 snugly embracing that portion of the steering post opposite to the intermediate recess 17 of the block and are thus locked immediately below and in rigid relation beneath the casing 11, so that when locked,

neither the outer or inner ends of the lock ing arms may be forced upwardly in an attempt to defeat thepurposes of a lock on account of the gear casing 11.

It is further obvious that on account" of the firmseat of theblock or body of securing vmember upon the quadrant 12' it has. a

firm support and purchase which effectively cooperate with the remaining features and of the spark and throttle" levers.

' It will-thus bese'en that my invention proposes a construction and arrangement which 'ends of said locking arms to hold the same will carryout the objects first above stated, and which will be simple and inexpensive, as well as durable'and effective;

I claim 1. The combination with a steering; post having an enlarged annular gear casing,

spark and throttle levers, a quadrant from" whichthe said levers work, located in spaced relation below the gear casing, and having upright portions against which the levers are ,shiftable when inactive, of a securing means including a block arranged to be seated on the quadrant and partly. embracing the steering post between the quadrantand the gear casing, said block having por-- tionsengag'eable with the spark and throttle levers to hold the latter immovable against the upright portions of the quadrant, a pair ofcurved locking arms pivotally connected at one end to the block in spaced relation and movable'to embracethe remaining p'or tion of thesteering post' beneaththe gear casing, and a lock engagcable with thefree immovable in inactive position.

-2.--Tl16"COII1b1Il2Lt1OIl with a steering post having an enlarged a'nnular' gear casing,

spark and throttle levers, aquad'rant' from-- which the said levers work, located inspaced relation" below thegear casing, and having upright portions against whiclrthe leversare 'shiftable when inactive, of a securing means including a block arranged to be seated on" the quadrant and partly embracing the steering post bet'ween'the quadrant and the'gear casing, said block having portions engageable with the spark and throttle levers to hold the latter'immovable against" theupright .portionsof the quadrant, a pair ofcurved locking arms pivotallyfconnected at" one end to theblock in spaoedfelation and movable to embrace the'remainmg portion of the steering post beneath the gear casing, said locking arms having enlarged eyesat'tlieir freecndsdispose'd adjacent toone another, when the arms are in active position, and alock having a shackle'engageable through the eyes of the two locking its gear casing, the control levers andiquad rant on which the control levers work located'bclow' the' -gearcasing, a securing member including a body portion seatable on the" quadrant and engage'able with; the control levers, and movablearms 'carried'by the said body portion, and shiftable into embracing relation around the steering post beneath the said gear casing, said arms being pro vided 'witli lock receivingmeans at their free ends, as and for the purpose described.

4. A securing devicei'of thecharacter d e 1 scribed, including a body portion,*havinga,

recessintermediate theends of oneface'and provided with'latera'l projecting and engaging surfaces at the opposite sides of said recess and curved locking arms pivot'allyconnected' to tliebody portion at'opposite sides of its'said" recess, said lockinggarmsbeing' shifted toward and away from one another and having lock. receiving means at their free ends, as described; 7 5i A spark and tlirottle lever securing device, fo'r automobile control, h'aving'a steering post adj ac'ent" to said levers, and astationary quadrant against portions of which the said levers abut--in i their inactiij e posi-a tions, consisting of a block or body portion seatable 4 on the. quadrant, and having portions engageable with the levers t'o' hold; the latter immovable in. abutting relation" with' the quadrant, steering, post embracing arms pivoted at'ione' end to the said body to; embrace the steering postand hold the body stationaril'y upon the quadrant provided with lock receiving'means at their a free ends, I, as described. 7 6. A securing device' of' the'cliaracter de-' scribed, consisting of a body" orfblock' hav ing a vertical recess at one sidesand lateral engaging surfaces upon* opposite sides'of said-recess, said body being providedwitli recesses in its upper face in spaced'apart lation; and with vertical openings adjacent to the inner'portionsof said last mentioned recesses and curved lock arms, the inner. portions'of which areshiftedin the-last mentioned recesses of theblock and provided with annular extensions rotatably mounted through the said openings of theblock-the outer free ends of said arms being-provided with loek' receiving eyes, as described;

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